Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-07
new ENGLAND NEWS.

Thomas Flynn and G., J. Merrill, Dart
mouth students; have been arraigned by the
faculty, charged with having participated in
the hazing of Wilbur !. Dade of RCekport Of
| the freshman class on Sept II. The frieshs
man was visited at his room by the students,
who administered to him the oath of the
Pho KAPPA Tau Society and required him
to repeat n0nsensical ritual. They denied
having laid hands on him in any. manner OK
cept while giving him ''the gripin Flynn has
been expelled, and Merrill, who acted as
master of ceremonies" " will also, probably,
have 30 GO. 1t is said that the matter is TO
be brought before the trustees by the students,
who consider the penalties excessive and un-
warranted. Young Merrill is son of W.
n. Merrill of the editorial staff Of the Few
York World.
A locomotive crashed through the engine
house OF Medtord, Mass, no enc however
being injured.
The Franklin, Mass, cranberry crop is
turning out of the average quality, and most
of it has been gathered without damage
E. j. II. Ferguson, West Somerville,
lMaSs) druggist, has disappeared, leaving
wife drd several unpaid bills. The stock in
his store was nioftGa6ed to a Boston wholesale
drug firm.
Seventeen hundred horses of the Cambridge
Railroad Company have been examined, and
the cattle commissioners ordered the isolation
Of some SOU &ntInala, although none as yet
have been condemned 10 death, One of the
members of the commission said "Qur il.
vestigations are by no means completed. We
found among the animals isolated unmistak-
able evidences of the existence Of CHAMBERS in
d latent fern, but there were but one or two
of what appeared to bs acute cases"
Bennie F. Wheldon, 10 years old, of Spring
field, Mass, fell down one of the big epldHair
ducts in the stseple of Trinity Church and
was found after Is hours in the church cellar
not much the worse for his fall Tho young
yter was naturally very veal, and somewhat
1azed, but he could lift his arms and speak.
His sister Vas summoned, and when she saw
the boy, shrieked enCtigh to break up the
service AMI then tainted.
Mr.. John F. Sheik, a wholesale grocer Of
Bostot, was before the municipal court
charged with selling molasses which had
been adulterated with glucoss and was fined
30 and costs. Herbert a. Toonib5, employed
| by Mr.. Sheik as saleman on commission
Of half profits, was charged by his employer
With embezzling $24, but was discharged.
| William Connors, telmster for Mr.. Sheik,
| had to pay $50 and costs for embezzling
sl3.7S, and appealed. Pretty gooI Rssort-
nent all from one store.
The kirmess or fair in aid of the Bellows
Falls (Vt) public library fund in its three
days session netted nearly $1,000.
Geo w. Cable the novelist. has taken the
leadership of the Boston Sunday School
Union, in place of Dr. Meredith
An old and dilapidated two-story tenement
house in Bridgeport, Ct, owned by the Nau-
gatuck Valley Ice Company, collapsed re-
Gently 1t was occupied by two families
Fortunately most of the occupants we're away
at the time, one man and his two little boys
being the only ones in the house. One of the
boys named Samuel had one of his arms
crushed and several fingers broken, but
| otherwise all escaped injury Their scanty
supply of furniture was sadly wrecked The
building was considered unsafe for a long
time.
Among the passengers on the Cunard
steamer Catalonia, which arrived at East
Boston, was man hailing from Pawtucket
Upon searching his trunk, as Is customary
neatly constructed false bottom was found,
in which were silks blankets, etc, and a
number Of empty watch cases. In the hunt
/ for the watches, which should have fitted the
cases, a personal examination became neces-
sary. It was found that the man from Paw
tucket wore three pair of drawers, and the
one nearest his skin was furnished with u
number of pockets, in which three watches
and a number of chains were found and, of
course, were contiscated.
Lorenzo Behn was instantly killed by be-
| Ing run over by the cars in the North Adams
| (Mass) Boston & Albany freight yard, where
he was employed. He was engaged to work
as freightholder, but custom demands that
men so employed shall also assist in making
up freight trains, He was engaged in that
work when he fell between the cars. Three
| pairs of freight trucks passed directly over
| bis body, mutilating it horribly, cutting off
all the limbs and head.